Emily Lavin
What I cover
Emily was The Ark's assistant editor and special sections editor, and she reported on youth and education, including the Reed Union and Tamalpais Union school districts.
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Latest from Emily
Strawberry resident retires as S.F. police’s highest-ranking woman
Strawberry resident Ann Mannix retired from the San Francisco Police Department after 35 years as a deputy chief, the department’s highest-ranking woman.
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Tam high-school district projects a surplus on $90-mil budget
The Tamalpais Union High School District is anticipating a $2.1-million surplus on its 2021-2022 budget, and future projections show the...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Library-expansion budget goes up as project hits delays
The cost of the Belvedere-Tiburon Library expansion is going up by $600,000 amid construction delays that have pushed the project’s...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed district plans to plug funding shortfall in arts, music in $26 mil budget
The Reed Union School District is projecting a slight budget surplus in fiscal 2021-2022, even as it plans to spend an extra $500,000 to...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed district honors teachers, staff at end-of-year celebration
The way Anthony Armstrong cares for his students is evident from the moment they step foot into his eighth-grade history classroom, said...
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Del Mar teacher, St. Hilary staff earn Rotary’s Educator of the Year honors
The Rotary Club of Tiburon-Belvedere has selected Del Mar Middle School teacher Madison Niesyn and the entire staff of St. Hilary...
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Donate children’s books through July 15 to help build library in Africa
A Tiburon family is aiming to collect 1,000 new or gently used children’s books to help build a library in the African nation of Ghana....
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Reed district wins grant to support students’ academic, emotional needs
The Reed Union School District is receiving more than $700,000 in state funding to provide supplemental instructional and...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Palo Alto administrator hired for top job at Bel Aire Elementary School
The Reed Union School District has hired John DiCosmo, an administrator in the Palo Alto Unified School District, to serve as the new...
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Tiburon resident’s novel explores complexity of adoption, motherhood
About a decade ago, Jessica O’Dwyer wrote a memoir that traced her complicated and emotional journey to adopt her daughter from Guatemala...
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Reed schools foundation works to meet its $2-million end-of-year goal
The Foundation for Reed Schools has so far raised about $1.4 million during its 2020-2021 campaign, about $400,000 less than this time...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed school district plucks its new chief from San Luis Obispo County
The Reed Union School District is set to hire Kimberly McGrath, the current assistant superintendent of educational services for the San...
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Teachers, students adapt to increasing return to classrooms
As Del Mar Middle School Principal Brian Lynch winds his way through the school’s outdoor campus on a recent Friday morning, there are...
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Reed district plans more on-campus learning in April
The Reed Union School District plans to extend the in-person school day at all three of its campuses beginning in mid-April, a move that...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Tiburon teen becomes one of nation’s first female Eagle Scouts
Bella Segovia grew up watching her brother, Carl, head off on camping trips with his Boy Scout troop. He’d always return home to Tiburon...
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Reed school district pushes daily return to classrooms to Jan. 11
In a last-minute shift, the Reed Union School District has delayed its return to daily in-person instruction, set to begin this week,...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Tickets on sale now for virtual Tiburon International Film Festival
Tickets are on sale for the 19th annual Tiburon International Film Festival, which is set to screen more than two dozen movies from 15...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed district shoots down idea to let kids Zoom into class
The Reed Union School District won’t explore allowing students who have opted out of in-person instruction amid the pandemic to...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed district superintendent to retire at end of school year
After six years at the helm of the Reed Union School District, Superintendent Nancy Lynch will retire at the end of the school year.
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Reed district will move to weeklong distance learning after holiday breaks
All three schools in the Reed Union School District will revert to full-time distance learning.
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